Autopsy Report & Live Combat Log

⚔️ Real-Time Live Combat Log HUD & 💀 Post-Mortem Forensics Suite

Ever died in Valheim and wondered: "What on earth just killed me?!" Was it that 2-star Draugr sniper hiding in the fog? A deadly poison tick from a Blob while you were busy blocking? Or did a falling tree, brought down by an abomination or a troll, seal your fate?

Autopsy Report is a complete 2-in-1 combat analytics and post-mortem forensics suite for Valheim! Whenever you meet your untimely demise, the mod automatically opens a sleek, immersive Norse-styled autopsy report detailing the exact cause of death, the killer, the damage type, lost skills, active buffs, and a full chronological combat history of your final moments. In addition, it features a fully customizable, real-time Live Combat Log HUD to track all incoming and outgoing hits during battle; including attacks dealt by your summoned minions and tamed pets!

Features

💀 1. Post-Mortem Autopsy Report

• Detailed Killer Breakdown: Identifies the exact enemy that struck the fatal blow, complete with star level (★, ★★) and ranged weapon variant for archers and crossbow wielders (e.g. Draugr (Archer) ★★, Dvergr Rogue (Crossbow) ★).
• Damage Type Identification: Displays the specific damage types involved - both physical and magical combat damage (e.g. [Slash], [Pierce], [Blunt], [Fire], [Frost], [Lightning], [Poison], [Spirit]) as well as environmental causes (e.g. [Fall], [Drowning], [Smoke], [Lava]).
• Overkill Calculator: Calculates exact overkill damage so you know just how hard you got hit.
• Skill Loss Tracking: Records all lost skill levels (or reports if skill loss was prevented by the "No skill drain" buff or world modifiers).
• Active Status Effects & Food: Captures all food buffs, resting status, and active status effects/debuffs at the time of death.
• Dynamic Damage History Popup: Most deaths in Valheim aren't caused by a single unexpected hit, but rather a sequence of attacks and status effects that chip away your health. Open the "Damage History" window to review this entire chain of events - showing your last 10 received hits in reverse chronological order with exact damage numbers, damage types, blocked amounts, and remaining HP. The window dynamically resizes to fit your combat log perfectly.
• Dedicated DoT Attribution: Poison and fire damage ticks are intelligently attributed to the creature that actually inflicted them (e.g. Blob ★: 2,4 dmg [Poison]).
• Wall of Shame (History Archive): Browse past death reports saved on your disk directly in-game using the history dropdown.
• Auto-Save & Export: Save any report to a clean .txt file in your mod folder with a single click, or enable Auto-Save to automatically log all your deaths.
• Configurable Auto-Popup & Toggle: Choose whether the autopsy report opens automatically upon reviving or stays hidden until opened manually via hotkey (default: F8).
• Fully Draggable Windows: Both the main report and the damage history window can be freely repositioned and will remember their screen position during your play session.

⚔️ 2. Real-Time Live Combat Log (HUD)

• Live In-Game HUD Box: Displays real-time combat events during battle and automatically fades out during quiet moments (or can be pinned permanently).
• Incoming Hits & Mitigations: Logs incoming damage, absorbed damage from shields, parries, and your current HP left after each hit.
• Outgoing Damage & Criticals: Displays outgoing player attacks with damage types, resisted damage (greyed out numbers), and critical or weakness strikes marked with a vibrant emerald indicator (✦).
• Full Servant & Pet Attribution: Outgoing attacks from your summoned companions (Dead Raiser skeletons, roots) and tamed beasts (Wolves, Lox, Boars, Asksvin) are fully attributed in stylish lavender tags (e.g. [Alrik ★★] +327,5 -> Skeleton (Slash)). Star levels, archer variants, and custom pet names are all seamlessly preserved!
• Active Heals & Rolling DoTs: Tracks healing meads, potions, and regeneration spells. Outgoing fire, poison, and spirit ticks are consolidated across ticks to prevent screen clutter.
• Live Corner Drag Resizing: Simply hold Tab to free your mouse cursor and drag the bottom-right corner grip (◢) to dynamically resize width and visible line count live!
• Configurable Font Size Slider: Scale the combat log text between 10 pt and 22 pt. Line spacing automatically recalculates to maximize screen efficiency.
• Visual Styles: Choose between a sleek modern translucent HUD box or Valheim's classic Norse wooden panel board.
• Word Wrap Option: Choose between clean right-edge clipping (for consistent single-line height) or multiline text wrapping for narrow window layouts.

Controls & Usage

• Automatic / Manual: The autopsy report automatically opens when you revive/respawn after dying (configurable in config to only open manually).
• F8 (Default): Toggle the Post-Mortem Autopsy Report window on/off at any time.
• F9 (Default): Toggle the Live Combat Log HUD on/off.
• Tabulator (Tab - Standard Game Behaviour): Enables the mouse cursor in-game to drag, resize, or click window controls.
• Combat Log Title Bar Controls:
  • P / A: Toggle Pin mode (Always visible (Pin) vs. Auto-hide after inactivity).
  • — / ▲: Collapse/expand the combat log to a minimal title bar.
  • ✕: Close the combat log.
  • Title Drag: Click and hold anywhere on the title bar to move the log around your screen.
  • ◢ (Bottom-Right Grip): Click and drag the corner to resize the window's width and height live.
• Autopsy Report Controls:
  • Damage History: Click the button next to Fatal Hit to toggle the last 10 hits log.
  • Wall of Shame: Select and inspect past saved death reports.
  • Reset Layout: Click to reset the window positions back to default.
  • Clear Old Reports: Deletes older saved text files from disk, keeping only the most recent one.

Installation

Using a Mod Manager

1. Install via Gale, r2modman, or the Thunderstore Mod Manager.
2. Click "Install with Mod Manager" on the mod page.

Manual Installation

1. Install BepInExPack Valheim.
2. Install Jötunn, the Valheim Library.
3. Extract AutopsyReport.dll directly into your BepInEx\plugins folder.

Requirements

This mod requires:

• BepInExPack Valheim
• Jötunn, the Valheim Library

Compatibility

• Built and tested for Valheim's latest version (v1.x.x - "Deep North").
• Purely client-side UI and combat monitoring; should work with older game versions and is completely safe to use on multiplayer servers without requiring server-side installation.

Safe to Uninstall?

Yes. This mod is strictly client-side UI and logging. It does not alter your character data, world saves, or network packets. You can safely install or uninstall it at any time.
(Note: As with all modding, it is always recommended to make a backup of your character and world saves before installing or removing mods).

Feedback and Bug Reports

If you have feedback, ideas, or encounter any issues, please visit the mod's NexusMods page and leave a comment, as Thunderstore lacks an integrated comment section.

Support

Creating and maintaining mods takes a lot of free time. If this mod has enhanced your playthrough, you can support me on Ko-fi. Every little bit helps keep me caffeinated for the next update!